The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-08-15
A ,yITEELING CHARACTER

A through freight train from over the
Milwaukee road from Chicago yesterday,
brought to this city remarkable charac.
tor in tho person Of Jefferson Davis, a col.
ored representative Of Wheeling, W. Va.
JEFF Is twenty-five yeats old and during
bis short lie has knocked around the
world considerably, having visited Europe
several times and South America, the
Sandwich Islands and tho island Of Cuba
are as familiar to him as bis native heath.
JeE was born near Wheeling few days
alter Lees surrender, OF FREQ parents, and
has always been m American citizen.
In the public schoola he managed to pick
up smattering OF writing, reading, math.
ematics and Engliah grammar, and with
this as starter he concluded TO educate
himself In tse country and ite people by
travelling. Early In Life JEFF was a source
OF great annoyance to the police force Of
Wheeling, but later on he became Of val.
liable assistance to them in bringing GRIM
inais to justice and made himself famous
In 1873 by bringing about the capture OF a
trio OF Pittsburgh thugs who for weeks
had been working the city and bsilllngthe
police. ., "a n.
Early IN his career he became interested
In politics, aslying himself with the Dam.
ocracy Of West virginia, and In 1850 when
the young mems Jettefsonian club Of
wheeling was organized he WAS made
standard bearer. '5S5 ri
In 1882. after having "done" the impor.
tart cities and Watering places Of tho East,
JET concluded 10 visit the South Pacific
ocean and shipped before the maet on q
brig. The vessel touched at Havana,
Cuba, and JEFF abandoned tho ship and
started out on m exploring expedition
peculiarly his own: In the interior he
yes taken Tor fugitive slave, arrested and
iilaily SOLO 10 q Onban planter. lie Ia.
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